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Dr Bill O Hauser passed away suddenly at home on December 23rd, 2006, from complications of Parkinson's Disease. Dr Hauser was born in San Juan, TX on March 26, 1927. He graduated from Texas A&M University in 1950 with a degree in agriculture and worked as a horticulturist in the Valley. He married his first wife, Dorothy Jean Ellis, and raised two daughters, Diana and Lisa Hauser. Dr Hauser returned to school in Dallas where he received his MD degree from Southwestern Medical School in 1962. He was a beloved and greatly-respected General Practitioner for many years in Alice, TX where he also served on the city council and as mayor pro tem. In 1972, Dr Hauser moved to San Antonio for a 3-year radiology residency and acted as Chief Resident during his final year. As a radiologist, Dr Hauser provided full radiology services to a dozen hospitals in Central Texas. He logged a thousand miles a week on his "circuit" which included stops in La Grange, Giddings, Pearsall, Smithville, Columbus, Weimar, Hallettsville, Gonzales, Jourdanton, and Uvalde. He was a Clinical Assistant Professor of Diagnostic Radiology at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio and actively participated in Grand Rounds and other academic discussion groups throughout his career and well into his retirement years. He presented his paper "Why Brain Scans Are Positive" to the American Association of Academic Chief Residents in Radiology in 1975, and in 1996, he published his paper, "The Prolapsed Intervertebral Disc" in Spine, and co-authored Chapter 11, "The Sciatic Syndrome" in Imaging. He was a member of the Texas Medical Association, the Texas Radiological Society, and the American College of Radiology. Dr Hauser's education at Texas A&M was interrupted in 1945 when he became a Naval Air Cadet, stationed in Lodi, California from 1945-46. He maintained a life-long passion for flying and sailing and for race-car driving. After his honorable discharge from the Navy, he remained a Naval Reserve Radioman until 1960. In 1968, while living in Alice, TX, Dr Hauser operated his ham radio with the call letters W5TVL to keep the public apprised of the approach of Hurricane Beulah. In 1980, Dr Hauser married Dora Grossenbacher Hauser, then the Dean of Students at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Dr Hauser introduced Dora and her three grown children, Glenn Grossenbacher, Gary Grossenbacher, and Lisa Grossenbacher Wiseman, to skiing, sailing, astronomy, and jazz music. Dr Hauser belonged to the Alice Yacht Club, the San Antonio Ski Club, and the Sportscar Club of A&M. His shelves are filled with many trophies accumulated in his lifetime of racing, sailing, and skiing. Dr Hauser was a talented musician, a knowledgeable aficionado of jazz, and devoted listener. He played the clarinet, was a walking encyclopedia of all things jazz, and collected and catalogued an enviable music library which entertained himself and his family and friends to his dying day. He inspired all the wanna-be musicians around him to pursue their dreams and enjoyed family gatherings where the family band did their best to entertain him. With his wife, Dora, Dr Hauser was a regular supporter of the San Antonio Little Theater and the Majestic Broadway Series. Dr Hauser was well-read in all subjects and had a wide-circle of friends and family to indulge his never-ending intellectual curiosity and interests. He found common ground with anyone he met, and anyone who knew him felt that he was his or her "best friend". He had the patience of a saint, seemingly endless time for anyone, and felt true empathy and compassion for everyone he came into contact with both personally and professionally. Dr Hauser is survived by his daughter Diana Hauser, of Odem, grand-daughter Ashley Ryder, of Wilmington NC, step-son, Glenn Grossenbacher and his daughter Grace, of San Antonio, step-son, Gary Grossenbacher and his sons Max, Miles, and Martin, of Austin, and Lisa Grossenbacher Wiseman and her children, Savannah, Marissa, and James, of Austin, and a sister, LeDora Lidzy, of Austin. Dr Hauser's family and friends are invited to a celebration of his life and his music at La Scala Restaurant, 2177 N W Military Drive, on Sunday, January 7, 2007 from 2:30-4:30 pm. Dr Hauser would appreciate that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the charity of choice.

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Dr. Bill O. Hauser

March 26, 1927 - December 23, 2006